Michael Fleet presents a balanced picture of the Chilean Christian Democratic party, explaining the dramatic changes it has undergone during the twenty-five years since its emergence as a significant political force. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Pamphlet comprising studies on agrarian reform in Latin America, with particular reference to Venezuela and Chile - covers agrarian structure, land economics, land utilization, land tenure, etc. Maps, references and statistical tables.

The essays collected in this book show that the agrarian question in Chile has had a major influence on the country's social, political and economic problems since the early nineteenth century to the present process of democratization.